Several nations have issued warnings to their citizens to be cautious if traveling to the United States amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged travel warnings placed on the U.S. (Image: Getty)
The White House has dismissed mounting fears about the safety of traveling from abroad to the United States.
Several countries have issued updated travel advisories amid the Trump administration’s clampdown on immigration and LGBTQ+ people, among other things. Countries including Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and the United Kingdom have cautioned citizens from traveling to the United States.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged the growing number of countries updating their travel advisories but scoffed at the action.
In a blow to the Biden Administration, she said Tuesday during a press briefing, “I think most recognize the U.S. is a great place to do business, a beautiful place to visit, and they should come here because it is a much safer country than four years ago under the previous president.”
While many countries are managing a tourism boom in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, a trend dubbed “revenge travel,” the United States is experiencing the complete opposite.
Several countries have warned against traveling to the United States right now (Image: Getty)
Experts fear that the country could lose out on billions as a result of the drop in tourism, the Washington Post reports.
According to a March report from Travel and Tour World: “International travel to the United States has plummeted in recent months following President Donald Trump’s return to office, with global tourists increasingly avoiding the country due to fears of detentions, deportations, political rhetoric, and heightened border scrutiny.”
Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection reveals that travel has steeply fallen from places the U.S. has relied on for tourism, including Canada, Europe, Central and South America, and Asia.
Travel from Canada dropped by 12.5% in February and 18% in March, per CPB. The country has been at odds with the U.S. since President Trump launched a trade war and expressed his desire to “acquire Canada as a U.S. state.”
Officials from the Canadian government have informed citizens that they should “expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices.”
